Over 2 ,000 years ago,Chinese people opened up a great road—the Silk Road. The road was first conceived during the Zhou and Qin dynasties. From 138 to 139   B. C. , a famous traveler named Zhang Qian first “made” the Silk Road. From then on,the Silk Road became the bridge between the West and the East. And the West learned more about China through the China's “national road”.

    Many businessmen traveled in large caravans in the past. They exchanged a lot of things along the Silk Road. The caravans took silk to the West and brought back gold,colored glass and food from western countries.

With sheep,cattle (牛) ，silk and golden coins,Zhang Qian left from Chang9an,the capital then. He got to Xinjiang and the Central Asia. His assistant even went as far as Ansi (Iran) and Xindu (India) for friendly visits. In return,envoys from these countries also visited China.

    The Silk Road was not only important for business but also important to spread different cultures.

1. Chinese people first decided to make the Silk Road during .

   A. Xia and Zhou dynasties

   B. Ming and Qing dynasties

   C. Qin and Han dynasties

   D. Zhou and Qin dynasties

2. What did the Silk Road help the West?

   A. To learn more about China.

   B. To work harder.

   C. To keep healthier.

   D. To make more silk.

3. Which of the places did Zhang Qian get to?

   A. Ansi. B. Xindu.

   C. The Central Asia. D. The Central Europe.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

   A. The Silk Road was the busiest street in China then.

   B. Businessmen did business and knew more about other countries through the Silk Road.

   C. Many Chinese businessmen took gold to the West and brought back silk.

   D. The Silk Road became China's envoys to the West.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. Zhang Qian's Trip

   B. Sheep and Glass

   C. The Oldest Road in China

   D. A Bridge Between China and the West

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D

嫌導(dǎo)讀本文重點(diǎn)介紹了絲綢之路。它是中國周朝和秦朝時提 出建設(shè)的，在著名的旅行家張騫第一次出使西域之后，絲綢 之路便成了連接中國和西方國家的一座橋梁。

詳析

1. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段的第二句可知，絲綢之路的構(gòu)想是在周朝和秦朝時提出的。

2. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段的最后一句可知，絲綢之路幫助西方人更多地了解中國。

3. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段的第二句可知，張騫曾去過亞洲的中部。

4. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一、二段可知，通過絲綢之路商人們可以做買賣和更多地了解其他國家的情況。

5. D主旨大意題。本文重點(diǎn)介紹了絲綢之路，根據(jù)文章的第一、二段可知，絲綢之路是連接中國與西方的橋梁， 故答案為D.

 conceive v.構(gòu)想 caravan n.大蓬車 assistant n.助手 envoy n.使節(jié)障礙句分析

The Silk Road was not only important for business but also important to spread different cultures.絲調(diào)之路不僅對商業(yè)很重要，而且對于傳播不同的文化也很重要。

這是一個簡單句。句中的not only. .. but also. ..連接的是兩個并列的表語成分。

2000多年前，中國人民開辟了一條了不起的道路

  絲綢之路。這條路的構(gòu)想最初是在周朝和秦朝期間提出的。 從公元前138年到139年，一個叫張騫的著名旅行家第一次 開辟出絲綢之路。從此，絲綢之路成為了東西方之間的橋 梁。通過中國的這條“國道”西方人更多地了解了中國。

   過去許多商人組成大型商隊來到中國。他們沿途交換 了很多東西。商隊把絲綢帶到西方的同時又把黃金、有色玻 璃和西方的食物帶回來。

  張騫帶著牛羊、絲綢和金幣從當(dāng)時的首都長安出發(fā)。他 到達(dá)了新疆和中亞，他的助手甚至到達(dá)了安息(伊朗) 和新 都(印度) 進(jìn)行了友好訪問作為回報，這些國家的特使也 訪問了中國。

  絲綢之路不僅對商業(yè)很重要，而且對于傳播不同的文化也很重要

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